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I hiked from US 7 (Sheffield, MA) to Mt. Wilcox South, 12.7 miles The hike starts out next to the Housatonic and uses some local roads before climbing. This shelter is actually two shelters, one old and one new. It was pouring down rain when I arrived there, and no one could find the water source [...] Now that I have completed the Appalachian Trail from Springer Mountain in Georgia up to Sheffield, Massachusetts (where I stopped in 1999), I need to start doing my sections up there instead of in the south. I do not enjoy summer hiking, and spring in New England is mud season, I will be changing [...] Now I’ve hiked from Springer to Southern Mass. I had a great time starting with potential thru-hikers, a new experience for me. I started around noon on the 9th. I was supposed to start hiking closer to 9am, but I locked my stupid keys in the car (something I have not done [...] 8.1 miles hiked. This was a very easy hike for me, but very hard for the NOBOs. I’m going to buy a shower here and move along — everything here is expensive. I’ll get lunch on the road, and if I’m too tired to drive all the way home, I’ll at least get some [...] 14 miles hiked Today was fairly challenging, but at least it was cool most of the day. The last 1500′ foot climb up to here was very hot when exposed to the sun. The contrast between that and the Rhodo tunnels was a big one — it was very nice in the shade. [...] |
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